Mustafizur, who joined the team in the second match of the round after recovering from an injury, shone bright with nine wickets in three matches.

Hyderabad franchise mentor V.V.S. Laxman saw the youngster in action when he burst onto the scene in the One-Day series against India in June last year.

The former India batsman had his eyes on Mustafizur since then as the Sunrisers managed to sign him up in the auction by outbidding the Bangalore franchise earlier this year.

Laxman, also a professional commentator, has always praised Mustafizur from the commentary box. He and Mustafizur, however, did not cross paths during the showcase event in India.

"I am not really good in either English or Hindi, maybe that's why we did not meet up," Mustafizur said.

He bamboozled the New Zealand batsmen in their last match, returning 5/22 against New Zealand. That was the best bowling figures in a match in the just concluded World T20.

The Sunrisers' fast bowling unit also includes Kiwi speedster Trent Boult, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abhimanyu Kumar and Australia's Ben Cutting. So Mustafizur has to really bowl well for a place in the playing eleven.

But despite the obvious challenge, the southpaw also sees an opportunity to learn from these world class bowlers, "Definitely looking to learn with so many left-arm pacers in the pack."

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